What is the Difference Between a Certificate and a Degree?

A degree certificate, also known as a degree certificate, is a certificate granted in order to prove the professional knowledge and technical level of students. In China, the qualification unit is a college or scientific research institution recognized by the Ministry of Education.

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At present, there are three types of degrees in China: bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctoral degree. Among them, the bachelor degree also includes

From January 1, 2016, bachelor, master, and doctorate certificates will be designed and printed by each degree-granting unit, but the national emblem design is not allowed. The degree certificate printed by the Office of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council is no longer used. The Degree Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education issued the Measures for the Management of Degree Certificates and Degree Granting Information yesterday, which will end the history of "one kind of national degree certificates". ^[1]

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I. Issues to strengthen management and assurance of bachelor's degree awarding

From the perspective of learning gains, academic qualifications represent the learning experience.

The degree certificate is divided into four categories: doctorate certificate, master degree certificate, bachelor degree certificate, and professional degree certificate . Among them,

(I) Description of the doctorate and master's degree certificates:

According to the position numbers indicated in the doctoral and master's degree certificates, the contents of the degree certificate are explained item by item as follows:

1. Full name of degree recipient.

2. The gender of the degree recipient.

3. The date of birth of the degree recipient in Arabic numerals (consistent with the record on my ID card ).

4. The full name , discipline , and specialty name of the degree-granting unit in turn (only the first-level disciplines should be filled in with the first-level discipline name; within the scope of the first-level disciplines, the disciplines and majors should be filled with the first-level discipline names. The name is determined by the degree-granting unit).

5. Disciplines of the degree awarded (according to national legal categories).

6. A recent photo of the degree recipient (2 inch color headless photo), with the stamp of the degree awarding unit stamped on the bottom left of the photo.

7. Full name of the degree-granting unit.

8. " Head of School (Institute, Institute) ". The left and right ends are respectively aligned with the words "evaluation" and "will" of the " Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee ".

9. Signature of the school (institute, institute) .

10. Signature of the Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee. If the chairperson of the Degree Evaluation Committee is acting, he shall endorse the word "on behalf of".

If the president of the school (college, institute) concurrently serves as the chairman of the degree assessment committee, he may sign a name in the middle of positions 9 and 10.

11. Certificate number.

12. The date on which the degree-granting unit of the degree-granting unit in Chinese characters approves the degree award, such as "June 25, 2008".

(2) Description of the bachelor's degree certificate:

According to the position number indicated in the bachelor's degree certificate style, the contents of the bachelor's degree certificate are explained item by item as follows:

1. Full name of degree recipient.

2. The gender of the degree recipient.

3. The date of birth of the degree recipient in Arabic numerals (consistent with the record on my ID card ).

4. The bachelor's degree certificate of " General Higher Education Undergraduate Graduates " and the " Bachelor Degree of Undergraduates Studying in China " will fill in the full name of the school and major of the degree recipient.

Fill in the bachelor's degree certificate of " adult higher education undergraduate " in this order: the school attended, the form of study (part- time, amateur, night university, correspondence education, TV university, online education ), and the full name of the major .

If a non-degree-granting unit applies to a degree-granting unit and obtains a bachelor's degree, this is the full name and specialty of a non-degree-granting unit.

5. Disciplines of the degree awarded (according to national legal categories).

6. A recent photo of the degree recipient (a 2-inch color headless photo ), with the stamp of the degree-granting unit stamped on the bottom left of the photo.

7. Full name of the degree-granting unit.

8. "Principal (School)". The left and right ends are respectively aligned with the words "evaluation" and "will" of the "Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee".

9. Signature of the school (dean).

10. Signature of the Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee. If the chairperson of the Degree Evaluation Committee is acting, he shall endorse the word "on behalf of".

If the president of the school (dean) concurrently serves as the chairman of the degree evaluation committee, he can sign a name in the middle of positions 9 and 10.

11. Certificate number. The number of bachelor degree grantees is numbered separately.

12. The date on which the degree-granting unit of the degree-granting unit in Chinese characters approves the degree award, such as "June 25, 2008".

13. The full name of the nationality of the degree recipient. This item is limited to the bachelor's degree certificate of " Undergraduate Students Studying in China ".

(3) Description of the professional degree certificate :

According to the position number indicated in the professional degree certificate style, the content of the professional degree certificate is explained item by item as follows:

1. Full name of degree recipient.

2. The gender of the degree recipient.

3. The date of birth of the degree recipient in Arabic numerals (consistent with the record on my ID card ).

4. Full name of the degree-granting unit.

5. Name of professional degree (name according to national regulations). Master of Engineering Professional Degree This item must also fill in the name of the engineering field. For example, those who have obtained a master's degree in engineering in the field of mechanical engineering should fill in "engineering in the field of mechanical engineering".

6. Name of professional degree (name according to national regulations).

7. A recent photo of the degree recipient (a 2-inch color headless photo ), with the stamp of the degree-granting unit stamped on the bottom left of the photo.

8. Full name of the degree-granting unit.

9. "Head of School (Institute, Institute)". The left and right ends are respectively aligned with the words "evaluation" and "will" of the "Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee".

10. Signature of the president of the school (institute, institute).

11. Signature of the Chairman of the Degree Evaluation Committee . If the chairperson of the Degree Evaluation Committee is acting, he shall endorse the word " on behalf of" .

If the president of the school (college, institute) concurrently serves as the chairman of the degree assessment committee, he may sign a name in the middle of positions 10 and 11.

12. Certificate number.

13. The date on which the degree-granting unit of the degree-granting unit in Chinese characters approved the degree award, such as "June 25, 2008".

Objects of various types of degree certificates:

Certificate category		Serial number	Issued to
PhD degree certificates		1	All doctoral degree recipients except doctoral professional degrees (including those with equivalent academic qualifications to apply for doctoral degrees).
Master's degree certificate		2	All master's degree holders except master's degree (including those with equivalent academic qualifications who apply for a master's degree, teachers of higher schools , teachers of secondary vocational schools on the job for master's degree).
Bachelor's degree	General higher education Undergraduate	3	Chinese (including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Overseas Chinese) undergraduates who have obtained a bachelor's degree through general higher education, including those who have obtained a second bachelor's degree (for the definition of a second bachelor's degree, see " Trial Measures "((87) Jiaoji Zi No. 105)).
	Adult higher education Undergraduate	4	Undergraduate graduates trained through various forms of schooling for adult higher education (referring to undergraduate courses from correspondence courses , evening universities and colleges starting at universities approved by the Ministry of Education and recognized by the state for their qualifications, independent adult colleges including radio TV University, Staff College, Farmers College, Management Cadre College, College of Education, Independent Correspondence College and other undergraduate graduates who have passed the self-study exam of higher education Winner.
	Study in China Undergraduate	5	A bachelor's degree from a foreign student studying in China.
degree	PhD	6	Diploma recipients in various ways.
	master's degree	7	Study for a master's degree in various ways.
	Bachelor	8	Bachelor degree holders (including bachelor degree holders from overseas China).

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